Urgent Vacancy Announcement: Project Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Analysis (MERA) Coordinator – SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
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SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
SOS Children's Villages is the largest non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational charitable child welfare organisation in the world. Its mission is to build families for children in need, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities. The first SOS Children's Village was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in 1949 in Imst, Austria. He was committed to helping children in need,children who had lost their homes, their security and their families as a result of the Second World War. With the support of many donors and co-workers, the organisation has grown to help children all over the world.
Currently, SOS Children's Villages offers an effective alternative foster care through its services in the Alternative Child Care and Family & Community Development Programme Units in 134 countries and territories around the world. It also supports educational programmes and medical centres and it is active in the field of child protection and child rights.
SOS Children's Villages started to work in Ethiopia in 1974 with the opening of the first SOS Children's Village in Mekelle. Currently, we are operating in Ethiopia in six regions namely Harari, Tigray, Amhara, Sidama, Somali and Oromia. In addition, we operate in two city administrations: Addis Ababa & Dire Dawa. SOS Children’s Villages Programme work towards its vision of a world where, “every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security”. For the past 44 years, we have been working to build families for children in need, help them shape their own future and share in the development of their communities. Everything we do is based on the best interest of the child. We help vulnerable families care for their children, and we work to prevent the breakdown of parental care. When children lose their own parental care, we provide quality alternative care. We support young people in their efforts to become independent adults and succeed in life.
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Who we are SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine. Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child grows up with love, respect and security. Why we need you? |
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We are looking for a Project MERA Coordinator who will be responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation system for the effective implementation of the project. What we provide… An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!! |
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Your role…. As a Project MERA Coordinator, you will be in charge of the following: |
- Supporting project colleagues in designing and implementing a comprehensive M&E plan for the project in line with the RBM guide.
- Supporting the project colleagues and partner organizations in the process of developing M&E tools
- Providing technical assistance to project colleagues while undertaking monitoring, evaluation and reporting in line with the identified outcomes, and outputs.
- Initiating and leading joint program supportive monitoring.
- Ensuring the regular collection and capturing of beneficiary data into the PDB.
- Organizing M&E trainings for project staffs and partner organizations in line with the SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia RBM guide.
- Designing ToR for mid-term and summative project evaluations as well as baseline studies and ensuring external assessments attain good quality.
- Guiding and supporting project colleagues in the process of developing strategies to improving project M&E activities;
- Contributing to the wide organizational learning by identifying, documenting and disseminating lessons learned, and good practices.
- Regularly reviewing and improving the project M&E system by seeking stakeholder inputs.
Up for the challenge…
Then check out our criteria’s:
The must haves:
- BA/BSC Degree in Sociology, Economics, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, or other relevant field; )
- A minimum of 4 years hand-on experience in managing and executing Monitoring and Evaluation activities for donor-funded programs
- Demonstrated familiarity with and understanding of qualitative and quantitative Monitoring & Evaluation methodologies that incorporate rigorous statistical methods, impact evaluation, participatory Monitoring and Evaluation techniques; and developing and implementing M&E plan and Results Framework.
- Proven experience in leading and managing programs and projects
- Oral and written fluency in English and Amharic;
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team player
- Excellent understanding of computer applications
